Sharia

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Sharia is the body of Islamic religious law derived primarily from the Quran and the teachings and practices of the Prophet Muhammad, guiding both personal conduct and aspects of public and legal life in Muslim communities.


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Predicate Object
instanceOf Islamic law
normative system
religious legal system
appliedIn Islamic finance
personal status courts
appliesTo Muslims
consideredByBelievers divine law
derivedFrom Hadith
Ijma
Qiyas
practices of Prophet Muhammad
teachings of Prophet Muhammad
distinguishedFrom fiqh
goal promotion of justice
protection of intellect
protection of life
protection of lineage
protection of property
protection of religion
hasComponent acts of worship
commercial law
contract law
criminal law
dietary rules
ethical guidelines
family law
inheritance law
rules of charity
rules of custody
rules of divorce
rules of financial transactions
rules of governance
rules of marriage
rules of personal conduct
rules of public conduct
rules of ritual purity
rules of testimony
hasSchoolOfInterpretation Hanafi school
Hanbali school
Ja'fari school
Maliki school
Shafi'i school
includesObligation almsgiving
fasting
pilgrimage
prayer
profession of faith
influences legal systems in some Muslim-majority countries
interpretedBy Islamic jurists
muftis
qadis
languageOfTerm Arabic
literalMeaning path to a watering place
normativeStatusInIslam binding on Muslims
primarySource Quran
Sunnah
religion Islam
scope criminal justice
economic activity
family life
governance and politics
personal life
social relations
studiedIn fiqh


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